Thread package



Oct. 6, 1.93'. E. T. ALLAN l 1,826,491

THREAD PACKAGE Filed Jan. 2l. 1929 I' l Patented Oct, 6, 1931 nnWARnf-THoMAsALLAiI, oF cincriiivnr, cino, .assitance To THEUNIN THREAD omwegen-reafirmar omo v'THREAD Packedn [Thisinvention relates to' improvementsin t threadpackages, more especially of the bob- Vhin type in-:Whifch a; central cylindrical sup= port is provided and uponfwhich the thread '5 `is Woundby automaticmachinery in ak crisscross or herring-bone varrangement soV that thefpackage is self-supporting Withouttheemployment of end disks.

vrAccording tothe present invention, this Y thread'package is so constructed andar- 1'5 of .several sizes.

ranged that the thread package maybe employed, Vfor erzample,on,Ia sewing machine,

and in particular, the package may be located on a receiving stand having a stand pin of any A further feature; ofthe invention is the provision of a 'corefoi sucha package which can only be placedon aysevving machine in the proper position for thefcorrect withdrawal l"zeef the thread therefrom, and'thisend is vattainedby the provision ofjmeans which preventth'e yplacing ofthe package on thestand in` an incorrectforinverted position.

Another feature of the invention is Ythe prov25 visionfofa .thread carrier or flierfwhich is of sim le and chea yconstruction ismounted ou Y the package to be packed and shippedthereu with, and operates vin'tco'njunction with the thread as Vwithdrawn from .the package, the

in proportionto tlie-deci'ea'se'of diameter of the package as the'threadii's consumed. v Y Y A still further feature ofthe present inven- .bers..for the coreV ofthe package which are permanently fixedA thereto and therefore form, alpermanentsupport for.` identification Y data with' respect to theythread on thexpacka e' i f f i'entionkris shown yon the accompanvingdraw- Vfingsin one illustrative examplezoffexecution, VVinvvhich: y 1

Figure 1 is a View'substantiallyl in vertical diametrical section through the package` which is shownl as located upon a supporting stand. v f Fig; V2 shows a bottomview ofthev package .as ready .for packing and shipment.

package'to place4 a propertension upon the l* c u f n actual tension being regulatedy automatically tion is the.employmentfofreinforcingmem- Fig. 'is a top view of the package with the thread-carrier or flier. drawn out intoposition for'operati'on.'` v

`According to this invention, a tubular core is provided vupon Which the thread is Wound by automatic machinery in a so-called herring-bone arrangement` so that the package Vis self sustaining. Stiffening members are provided at ,the top and bottom of this core, the one at the bottom being adapted to lit ,over any of a number of sizes of vstand pins, While theone at'the top is substantially imlperforate so far as'location over a stand pin is concerned: and hence the thread' package Vcan only'be placed on a stand inthe correct position. In Vaddition to this core construction, the'V upper reinforcing member has a small aperture ytoreceive a'thread carrieror flier, thisv carrier or flier being made in a v .peculiar ymanner so that it is adapted, during shipment, to be locatedsubstantially Within `the package and thereby is always at hand and ready for use by the customer, and on the other hand, its construction and arrangement enablelit to cooperate with the packageitself to maintain a correct and desirable tension upon the thread as Withdrawnfrom the pack- -In' the drawings, the tubular core 10 is illustrated as of cylindricalv shape, and the thread -11 is Wound thereon. tendedvto fit over ay stand pin 12 of a stand 13 The core is in- .which may be'mounted in any desired manner on 'ajsewingror other machine which is to consume the'thread. Thisstand has an eX- tensionlt to receive a spindle 15 having its upper end bent-into a horizontal position so that thethread guiding eye-16 thereonis located above the stand pin`12, and hence in ytheaxialline of the tubularcore 10 When in positionon the--stand 13.' Y In order to center and guidethe core-and package as a Whole with respect to the stand 13 and its pin v12, acupped'sheet metal rein-l forcing member 17 is inserted ,into thelovfver end of the core 10, and the edge `17 thereofis i formed Withscallops or `teeth-'Which bite into lthe inner Wall of the core 10 and are thus immovably held therein. As shown ,in Fig.-2, crossed notches 19 `areformed in the reinf thestand-pinas shown in Fig. 1.:V Y. y At the' upperendfof thek t bularcor. lO

7.10A Y vcient size to receive the stand p,1njr12thus. pres' venting `the', placing or forcing of thestand. lpin inthe upper end of the thread package.

forcement their crossing at the axis -v ofthe core 10.' `In employment, the paclkage` .isplaced` over the 'stand pin 12 and Vforced down 'V until v the stand pin 12V causes the tongues formed by the slots or notches 19t() be bentupward; l conforming :.,themse'lves--. to

rovided a similarreinforcing ,member 2Q .l v Y i Y fpull against vthe 1 arm 24: cause :theJrer which has-no opening therethroughA of sll The reinforcingmemben 20 iszlkewise ofcup shape and has thescallopedor toothed edge preferably frcedoutvva-rd duri-'ngthey assembly 'oi this' reinforcing Imember() 'in :the

core 10, in such manner as tob'iteinto the core Y and' thusff prevent any "doWnfvvard4 movement of thereinforcingmember 20`With`in the lcore :10' vvithowttearing1and -fdestroying 4the parts,

'thread package is`net in the lcorrect'A position.

Thisconstruetion rth'ermore hasthead' vantageit'hatthereinfercinginembers may be formed e' of 'lithographedf sheetmetal, bearing 'thereenjtlie necessary and'V desired identifica-v ftienf'for lthe';,tlrreal, and asVI shown inF-igsgQ Land-- 3'; `.the-"1loweri reinforcing V@member- 17 is marliedfwith th'e length'and sizeof thre" thread@ While asfsho'Wn-in thek upper reinforcing? member 2O is marked lrWith` a trade-marlrorother brand indication. 'Any4 'shovvn in Figfzjl; the thread flier hasariother Y f ben-tv portieri 2%?Whiehissubstantially vertical flringythef employment f 'of 1' the flier I and l* `'atterriptite remevefytliese reinforcements will 'resulting da,mage;to thiefcome,` and 'thus lgive a Aclear indication that a` substitution hasi been attemptedgfand `assure itlfie customer. an

unbrblren' package come's frein l the desired source-1fk i Y.. n

Itiefpreferred'toform ithe upper reinforcl 'fing'fmember V2CV/With a central aperture 2:2 and a f lateral aperture- 23 spaced therefrom.

lheV thread carrier or liier is shown in Figs.

at'g afjpoint beyondthe j acket surfaceor the 25 'extending parallel@ toythe arm? 'i AsA :terminates inf a#v horizontal "hook-* 273 The 'vertical portion lextends through" theicenbeen-Woundupon the vrttubular core lO,`.a`n`d thev paekageisready for 'preparing or; Shipment; the thread lier core '10; andonly the extremereb'enteportien v'is abevethere'infercement "20.- 1 The purchaser, however,- uponJ locating the' package i moves theffrrmsfaiia inmheppsition Shown 55 p ing 1l.. As Vthe.diameter; efzthefzthread 'jnthe and Fy cooperating "with the stand pin 'of the rest iupon jthe top 'of the package; lying i against the 'upper edge of thefcore 10. and

vhaving a frictional bearing thereon. The

thread fromfvthe package is ledthrough the loop betweenthe arms 24, 25 and thence up- Ward tothe'guicle eye 1.6,' and fromthence v `tothe serving-machineoryotherrplaceof employment.

- sf, thread is' drawnfffromll-tliepackage, the

to rotate'about its,y bentf portion 26, and by the resting of this flier -uponkthe upper end of ythemcore l0,` a Vsubstantiallyuniform V`fric- Vtional resistafl.totherotation of the flier is produced. p Thelforce tendingVv to cause the S0 retation 'of thei'lier 'is likewise:y 'substantially' Y uniiorm libut is applied ato thef arm Z4-ati a distance from the' pivot p'eintratQqwlrich. varies Withlthe' diameter of' the'fthrea'd :Winde package becomes less,l thepbintaof application of this force approachesthe core,y 'and :since 4rthe lever arm of application 'ofthisforce :grows lessvv While thefric'tion remainsl'fthe same, na relatively greaterffrietional elect'. is J0 oppesed to .the movement `of the ther, Bethat an automatic increase:- of the. friction ,tension ited to the form of,employmenteshozW-n7 .lint 19:5

that2 it-may be applied in many within the scope of theappendedclaims". v f 4xWhat L is V.claimed as never and 'desired to secure by Letters Patentzis':v

f .1'. n a ythread packagdfa 'corefto receive'eo `'the lthread :on its ,outerfsu-rface',I I"and'so'penv at both ends,fupper. andv lo'vverreinforcingmembers msertedin theendsaoflsa-idicore se.- c'ured 'inside *the same, said lower; reinforcmay be; v,therefrom to-feedk ai vthread consuming mechanism',j said IupperfY member 'being substantially closed so' that it',v cannot be' iitted over-the stand pinjand being located cielo n adjacentthe upper .lend 'of saidy core so; ythat .it is' encountered lby they. stand fpifn and: thus prevents' the yplacing (if. y'the l thread package on saidffsftandjin an npsidedowvn position.

beth endsandadapted to reCei-Vefthe, thread,

uppera'nd lo'wer'reinforcin'g members incertin saidi'corefto stiffen'the'same," upper l reinforcingi- .member being: 'substantially closed to prevent the placingoi' said package rlower?A rein-f'oncingmember v.havingcross standje'aidf tongues beinglocatedfagle'sser dlstance apart thanthe diameter of thestand vpin beingfA deformable by engagement with thestand pin so thatltheythereafter co- 12'13"- operate With the stand pinto prevent bodily y or rotational movement of the package upon the stand; Y Y

3. In a thread package, a hollow corey Open at both ends and adapted to receive the thread, an Vupper reinforcing member sub- -ii stantially closed so that the package is prevented from being mountedupside down on the ythread stand, said upper reinforcing [member 'having tongues engaging thek Wall of said core so that the meinbercan only i ybe removed vfrom said core bymutilating the may cooperate with thestand pin to locate the package in predetermined position upon the thread stand and thereafter cooperate With the stand pin to prevent bodily or rota- "tional movement of the package upon the stand.

'l V.Intestimony vvhereof, I affix my signature. l

EDWARD THOMAS ALLAN.

package, andidentifying markings upon the v outer surface of said reinforcing member" whereby the reinforcing member and 'its ymarkings may be removed from the package f I' so vonlyby a mutilation which will reveal such A removal.

. c' i 4. In a. thread package, a core open at both v20y ends and adapted to rece-ive the thread on kthe Y external surface thereof, an upper reinforcing member located in said'core, a thread flier .pivoted in an aperture of said upper reinforcing'member, and resting When in opera- 25 i tive position upon the upper edge of the core whereby the friction between the said flier 5 and said core opposes the movement of saidy Liier about its axis receive thethreadion the external surface thereof, an upper reinforcing member sub-y Y stantially closing the `upper lend of said core,

ysaid, member having tivo apertures therein, a fthread flier formed of Wire with a long and a short thread guiding arm, a laterally bent pivot portion on said long arm, and a retaining portion terminating said pivot portion, Y said pivot portion being adapted to rotate in Vvone ofy saidapertures vvhile'thread is beingl draivn'from said packagebetween said arms and. having africtional resistance opposed i thereto Yby the Contact of the iiier with said core, said arms beingi'adaptedto slide into said apertures so that the Vthread flier. may be located substantially Within said core.

Y6; A thread iier fora threadl package,

v V"formed from a single piece of Wire,land hav-v ing a long Yand a short .arm extending in sub- 5*0 stantial parallelism for the length of the offset pivot portionand terminated by areshort arm, said long arm having a lateral taining portion extending' inf a plane substantially parallel to said arms.

7. In a thread package, a core adapted member inserted in said core at the-bottom yof the Vpackage to stiffen said core, said rein,-

forcing member having cross notches to proy Y 'vide tongues located substantially in a plane 5. vIn a thread package, a ycoreadapted to yto .receive the thread, a sheet metal reinforcing y transverse to the axis of the core, said notches i being of lesser Width `than the diameter of the y 

